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Lavochkin La-5FN w Bombs 1.3 by Uncle T
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Era: WW2
Category: Military
Type: Plane
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14 Feb, 2023 @ 11:26am
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Lavochkin La-5FN w Bombs 1.3 by Uncle T

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Description
FOR VERSION 1.3!
My take on the Lavochkin La-5FN fighter.

It's an approximation, not a 1:1 replica. *

From its introduction in July 1942 it was one of the Soviet Air Force's most capable types of warplane, able to fight German designs on an equal footing.

This is the fighter-bomber configuration armed with 2 20 mm automaticc cannons under the engine cowling and 1 100 kg bomb under each wing.

It's a little nose heavy with the bombs at lower speeds so be careful. **

Alt controls to fly.
W/S: Variable throttle.
S: Ground brakes.
A/D: Ground steering/Yaw.
Up/Down arrow: Pitch
Left/Right arrow: Roll.
X/Disable steering: Landing gear.
Fire action 1/Num 1: Automatic cannons.
Fire action 2-3/Num 2-3: Bombs.

As always I do not know why it wants to swerve and roll SO much while on the ground but sadly there's nothing I can do about it.

* This is a completely new acquaintance for me and I have no real feel for it so the proportions are a bit off, not sure how exactly, but they're a bit off. It is what it is.

** Adding the two tiny bombs that weigh less than 100 kg together forced me to add two new trim flaps connected to dropping them since the plane got SO nose heavy with them it's ridiculous. Aero is so f*ing broken it's ridiculous.

Feel free to edit, but if you re-upload publically in any way please acknowledge the original creation and creator.

Have fun!
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Mean Green  [author] 14 Feb, 2023 @ 11:49am 
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And to be honest the last couple of days the physics in general and the aerodynamics in particular in the game has been p*ssing me off rather remarkably by being incredibly random, illogical, unpredictable and just a plain pain in the *ss so will porbably take a (short?) break from building any new planes.
Aero in 1.1.3 wasn't good, but at least it was reasonably predictable and had actual lift below 120kph so slow prop planes were viable, and had none of this random "dynamic" BS that just happens when you least expect it and for no apparent reason so you plane just suddenly shifts downwards or upwards and feels like you're balancing it on a knife's edge half the time and adding a 20 kg bomb suddenly makes the plane go off in some direction and rockets imbuing the plane with some magical downforce when fired.
Mean Green  [author] 14 Feb, 2023 @ 11:49am 
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I really don't feel like updating my planes yet again to adapt to a new aerodynamics system, especially if it's as broken as the current one, but hopefully he'll get it at least more right next time. Though TBH I doubt it since he seems to have little interest in aero as a whole.
Rant over, return to you normal occupations.
And have fun with my planes. As they are in 1.3...
Mean Green  [author] 14 Feb, 2023 @ 11:36am 
If I'm not mistaken that should be all my WW2 planes updated for 1.3.
I'm not sure when or eve if I'll get the WW1 and the rest of the other bi-planes done since aero in 1.3 does not like them much since they are slow prop planes with top speeds under 200kph, which is basically equal to a brick in the game. My Fokker Triplane e.g. is dead, can't get it to work even a little even after 8-10 hours of testing everything I can think of except strapping thrusters to it and attach a heli engine to make it stay in the air.